Journal of Physiotherapy

Article	Citations
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guideline on motor rehabilitation	108
Critically appraised paper: Hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy including lower extremities (HABIT-ILE) improves bi-manual performance and gross motor function in pre-school children with unilateral c	56
Research Note: Re-examining the issue of false positives (statistical type 1 errors) in the era of big data and high-frequency health measurement technologies	51
Critically appraised paper: In adults receiving intensive care, increased early active mobilisation did not improve clinical outcomes but increased adverse events	48
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): Physical therapist management of Parkinson disease	47
Cover image and highlights	42
Contents	38
Physiotherapists vary in their knowledge of and approach to working with patients who are LGBTQIA+: a qualitative study	35
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in th	35
Prehabilitation sessions can be provided more frequently in a shortened regimen with similar or better efficacy in people with non-small cell lung cancer: a randomised trial	34
Motor imagery priming improves activity and impairment outcomes in people after stroke but the effects of other types of priming are unclear: a systematic review	34
Supervised, individualised exercise reduces fatigue and improves strength and quality of life more than unsupervised home exercise in people with chronic Guillain-Barré syndrome: a randomised trial	34
Face-to-face and telerehabilitation delivery of circuit training have similar benefits and acceptability in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised trial	31
Correspondence: reconsidering pelvic floor muscle training in elite gymnasts (by Gram et al)	29
Clinimetrics: Clinical Frailty Scale	29
Group-based pelvic floor muscle training is a more cost-effective approach to treat urinary incontinence in older women: economic analysis of a randomised trial	29
Reasons to become a volunteer rater for the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)	26
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive behavioural therapy with best-evidence pain management was not superior to best-evidence pain management alone for patients with chronic spinal pain and insomnia	24
Critically appraised paper: In adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, long-term pulmonary rehabilitation did not improve 6-minute walk distance, but improved endurance time compared with usual car	23
Contents	23
Contents	22
Journal publication information	21
Title page	21
Critically appraised paper: Corticosteroid injections combined with exercise therapy are superior to placebo injections and exercise therapy for Achilles tendinopathy symptoms	20
Clinimetrics: The Central Sensitisation Inventory: a useful screening tool for clinicians, but not the gold standard	19

Clinimetrics: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 questionnaire	19
Critically appraised paper: Intensive motor rehabilitation after stroke is more effective within the subacute than acute or chronic phase compared with standard rehabilitation	19
Critically appraised paper: In people with chronic respiratory disease, telerehabilitation was equivalent to centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation at improving exercise capacity but may not be for dys	17
Critically appraised paper: Task-oriented exercise improved disability, pain and quality of life compared with general physiotherapy for surgically treated proximal humeral fractures [commentary]	17
Paper of the Year 2025: An intervention tailored to promote adherence and behaviour change in older adults	17
Physiotherapy management of pleural effusion	17
No prognostic model for people with recent-onset low back pain has yet been demonstrated to be suitable for use in clinical practice: a systematic review	16
Critically appraised paper: In-bed cycle ergometry in mechanically ventilated patients is safe but does not improve physical function after intensive care discharge [synopsis]	16
Telerehabilitation improves physical function and reduces dyspnoea in people with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions: a systematic review	16
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board	15
Degree and pattern of dual-task interference during walking vary with component tasks in people after stroke: a systematic review	15
Critically appraised paper: A task-specific sit-to-stand training program for children with cerebral palsy improves mobility and self-care function [synopsis]	14
Critically appraised paper: Timing and coordination training does not enhance standard treatment benefit on mobility in community-dwelling older adults [commentary]	14
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training is an effective method for enhancing walking capacity in patients with chronic stroke	14
Critically appraised paper: For women at high risk of breast cancer-related lymphoedema, prophylactic compression sleeve usage reduces and delays occurrence of arm swelling [commentary]	13
Critically appraised paper: Fall prevention program delivered electronically to community-dwelling older people can reduce fall rate over 24 months [commentary]	12
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training results in greater walking capacity at 8 and 12 weeks than moderate-intensity locomotor training in chronic stroke	11
Education plus exercise for persistent gluteal tendinopathy improves quality of life and is cost-effective compared with corticosteroid injection and wait and see: economic evaluation of a randomised	11
Journal publication information	11
Research Note: Evaluating risk of bias in randomised controlled trials	11
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity resistance training is not superior to low-intensity resistance training in patients with knee osteoarthritis [commentary]	11
Physiotherapy management of multiple sclerosis	10
Injury prevention programs that include balance training exercises reduce ankle injury rates among soccer players: a systematic review	10
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management	10
Preoperative physiotherapy prevents postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of individual patient data	10
An international core capability framework for physiotherapists delivering telephone-based care	10
Journal publication information	10
Physiotherapy management of blood cancers	10
Critically appraised papers: Manual therapy may improve passive cervical range of motion, symmetric head posture and reduce sternocleidomastoid tumour thickness in infants and young children with cong	9
Response to Nam et al	9
Correspondence: In memory of Professor Julia Hush	9
Clinimetrics: Keele STarT MSK tool	9
Clinimetrics: The International Prostate Symptom Score	9
Correspondence: Re Dr Vrieze et al	9
Normal gait speed varies by age and sex but not by geographical region: a systematic review	8
Critically appraised paper: In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency dep	8
Clinimetrics: The Patient-Specific Functional Scale	8
Towards responsible use of artificial intelligence in daily practice: what do physiotherapists need to know, consider and do?	8
Correspondence: Response to Vaughan-Graham et al	8
Bobath therapy is inferior to task-specific training and not superior to other interventions in improving arm activity and arm strength outcomes after stroke: a systematic review	8
Advice and education for spinal pain	8
Critically appraised paper: Dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation leads to superior and sustained improvements in balance compared with core stabilisation in patients with multiple sclerosis [commentary	7
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical practice guideline for myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrom	7
Critically appraised paper: Online graded motor imagery is effective in women diagnosed with pelvic pain [commentary]	7
Journal publication information	7
Risk assessment of vascular complications following manual therapy and exercise for the cervical region: diagnostic accuracy of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therap	7
Advanced practice physiotherapists can diagnose and triage patients with musculoskeletal disorders while providing effective care: a systematic review	7
Journal publication information	7
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Achilles, pain, stiffness and muscle power deficits: mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy revision – 2024	7
Are we giving stratified care a fair trial?	6

Critically appraised paper: In patients with acute low back or neck pain, a judicious short course of opioids did not reduce pain compared with placebo	6
Paper of the Year 2024	6
Exploring the mediators of the BOOST intervention on walking disability at 12 months: a causal mediation analysis	6
Contents	6
Critically appraised paper: Beneficial pain reduction from a personalised multifaceted care pathway compared with usual care in patients with chronic knee pain after total knee replacement [commentary	6
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training after stroke improves some aspects of physical function, but benefits are not sustained [commentary]	6
Critically appraised paper: Balance training and cognitive-behavioural therapy are most promising for reducing fatigue severity in people with multiple sclerosis	6
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [commentary]	5
Recent highlights in low back pain research, Part I: Diagnosis and Prognosis	5
Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [synopsis]	5
Clinimetrics: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Clinical Practice	5
Critically appraised papers: The Sustainable Model of Early Intervention and Telerehabilitation for Children with Cerebral Palsy (SMART-CP) results in earlier diagnosis and access to treatment compare	5
Critically appraised paper: In youth with mild traumatic brain injury, early prescribed step-count focused activity, despite symptoms, and a resilience health app, provides no added benefit over stand	5
Critically appraised paper: Respiratory waveform analysis guides settings for effective mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	5
Physiotherapy management of Achilles tendinopathy	5
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Therapy Management of Older Adults With Hip Fracture	5
Correspondence: Response to Rafat et al	5
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [synopsis]	5
Correspondence: Response to Bourgeois	4
Pelvic floor muscle function differs between supine and standing positions in women with stress urinary incontinence: an experimental crossover study	4
Pregnant women may exercise both abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy without increasing the diastasis recti abdominis: a randomised trial	4
Physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injuries: an update	4
Critically appraised paper: Adding healthy lifestyle management to guideline-based care improves disability for low back pain	4
Students experienced near peer-led simulation in physiotherapy education as valuable and engaging: a mixed methods study	4
Recent highlights and uncertainties in exercise management of knee osteoarthritis	4
Perioperative physiotherapy	4
Clinimetrics: The Breathing Pattern Assessment Tool	4
Health coaching improves physical activity, disability and pain in adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review	4
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [synopsis]	3
How to facilitate mainstream media coverage of physiotherapy research	3
Correspondence: Response to Bonnevie et al	3
Stroke rehabilitation	3
Clinimetrics: The Victorian Institute of Sport Questionnaire - gluteal tendinopathy (VISA-G)	3
Women’s health	3
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship	3
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [commentary]	3
Correspondence: reply to Zhang et al	3
Pelvic floor muscle training by competitive rhythmic gymnasts at regular training sessions did not reduce urinary incontinence: a cluster-randomised trial	3
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive functional therapy produces sustained improvements in chronic, disabling low back pain	3
Critically appraised paper: In people with chronic respiratory disease, telerehabilitation was equivalent to centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation at improving exercise capacity but may not be for dys	3
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship	3
Critically appraised paper: Beneficial pain reduction from a personalised multifaceted care pathway compared with usual care in patients with chronic knee pain after total knee replacement	3
Clinimetrics: Assessment of generalised joint hypermobility: the Beighton score	3
Injury prevention programs that include plyometric exercises reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review of cluster randomised trials	3
Physiotherapy management of breast cancer treatment-related sequelae	2
Using behavioural economics to improve adherence to home exercise programs	2
Remotely delivered physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions is cost saving for the health system and patients: economic evaluation of the REFORM randomised trial	2
Clinimetrics: The lower limb lymphoedema quality of life tool (LYMQOL-leg)	2
Cover image and highlights	2
Critically appraised paper: An internet intervention with or without telephone support in primary care is not superior to usual care for low back pain [commentary]	2
Critically Appraised Paper: In youth with mild traumatic brain injury, early prescribed step count-focused activity, despite symptoms, and a resilience health app provide no added benefit over standar	2
Contents	2
Real-time video telerehabilitation shows comparable satisfaction and similar or better attendance and adherence compared with in-person physiotherapy: a systematic review	2
Critically appraised paper: In adults with multiple sclerosis, improvements in physical capacity following aerobic or resistance training did not translate to improved physical function compared with	2
The 6-minute stepper test and the sit-to-stand test predict complications after major pulmonary resection via minimally invasive surgery: a prospective inception cohort study	2
Title page	2
The untapped role of physiotherapists in suicide prevention	2
Clinimetrics: The vertical single leg hop test	2
Physiotherapy management of bronchiectasis in adults	2
Readers’ Choice Award	2
Critically appraised paper: In children with overweight or obesity, an aerobic plus resistance exercise program improved cardiometabolic but not mental health [Commentary]	2
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: 2018	2
Critically appraised paper: In young children with cerebral palsy, intensive child-initiated mobility training with variability and error is as effective as conventional therapist-directed training fo	1
Aims and Scope/Editorial Board	1
Home-based exercises are as effective as equivalent doses of centre-based exercises for improving walking speed and balance after stroke: a systematic review	1
Clinimetrics: The Physical Function in ICU test-scored	1
People with chronic knee pain are willing to pay for telerehabilitation physiotherapy consultations if they offer more communication time, greater pain improvement and less travel and waiting time: a	1
Delivering constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke rehabilitation requires informed stakeholders, sufficient resources and organisational buy-in: a mixed-methods systematic review	1
Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting and beyond: an update to clinical practice recommendations	1
Clinimetrics: The Prechtl General Movements Assessment	1
Correspondence: Mechanically assisted gait training after stroke: the case for more cautious interpretation	1
Journal publication information	1
Clinimetrics: Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue)	1
Research Note: Interpreting confidence intervals	1
Some types of exercise interventions are more effective than others in people with coronary heart disease: systematic review and network meta-analysis	1
Critically appraised paper: In people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a six-week behaviour change intervention was not superior to a sham intervention at reducing time spent in sedentary b	1
Massage, laser and shockwave therapy improve pain and scar pruritus after burns: a systematic review	1
Critically appraised paper: In people with persistent instability after ACL injury, surgical reconstruction is more effective and cost-effective than non-surgical rehabilitation	1
Critically appraised paper: In adults following adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer, a 3-year exercise program increased disease-free survival and overall survival compared with health education [s	1
Critically appraised paper: In adults with persistent dyspnoea following pulmonary embolism, an exercise-based rehabilitation program improved exercise capacity and quality of life compared with usual	1

Ensuring a fit-for-purpose resource for consumers, clinicians and health services: the updated Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard	1
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	1
Critically appraised paper: Timing and coordination training does not enhance standard treatment benefit on mobility in community-dwelling older adults	1
Critically appraised paper: Acupuncture improves pain and disability in patients with chronic sciatica from a herniated disc [commentary]	1
Critically appraised paper: Hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy including lower extremities (HABIT-ILE) improves bimanual performance and gross motor function in pre-school children with unilateral ce	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: The Formal European Union (EU)-United States (US) Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: A European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthrosc	1
Correspondence: clarifying baseline balance and the training regimen (reply to Shen and Li)	1
Physiotherapy management of patellofemoral pain in adolescents	1
Research Note: Deriving latent trajectories in health research	1
Defining our future: international use of contemporary levels of clinical practice will ensure the future of physiotherapy	1
Title page	1
Critically appraised paper: In adolescents with moderate-grade idiopathic scoliosis, nighttime bracing with self-mediated physical activity prevented Cobb angle progression [commentary]	1
Physiotherapy management of interstitial lung disease	1
Prophylactic non-invasive positive pressure ventilation reduces complications and length of hospital stay after invasive thoracic procedures: a systematic review	1
Among non-pharmacological interventions, breathing strategies reduce dyspnoea and improve quality of life in adults with stable chronic lung disease: a systematic review	1
Cardiac conditions	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines: Pregnancy Care	1
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injuries	1
Research Note: Unequal randomisation in randomised trials	1
Novel barriers and facilitators were identified for family involvement in physiotherapy and exercise for aged care facility residents with dementia: a qualitative study	1
Title page	1
Some conservative interventions are more effective than others for people with chronic non-specific neck pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	1
Clinimetrics: Upper Extremity Motor Activity Log	1
Clinimetrics: Modified Rankin Scale (mRS)	1
Lower limb sports injuries	1
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Living Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management	1
Critically appraised paper: Adding healthy lifestyle management to guideline-based care improves disability for low back pain [commentary]	1
Correspondence: Response to Kranenburg et al	1
Critically appraised paper: An individualised, progressive walking and education intervention reduces the risk of low back pain recurrence [commentary]	0
Physiotherapy for surgical patients	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: International clinical practice recommendations on the definition, diagnosis, assessment, intervention and psychosocial aspects of developmental coordination	0
Cover image and highlights	0
Call for applications: Journal of Physiotherapy Scientific Editor	0
In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency department presentations compar	0
Critically appraised paper: Once-weekly semaglutide in people with obesity and knee osteoarthritis [synopsis]	0
Correspondence: Re: Satpute et al	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: International Consensus Statement on the diagnosis, multidisciplinary management and lifelong care of individuals with achondroplasia	0
Smallest worthwhile effects in physiotherapy research	0
Critically appraised paper: In children with overweight or obesity, an aerobic plus resistance exercise program improved cardiometabolic but not mental health [synopsis]	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Frailty: ICFSR International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Identification and Management	0
In trials of physiotherapy for chronic low back pain, clinical relevance is rarely interpreted, with great heterogeneity in the frameworks and thresholds used: a meta-research study	0
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board	0
External validation and updating of prognostic models for predicting recovery of disability in people with (sub)acute neck pain was successful: broad external validation in a new prospective cohort	0
Clinician experiences in providing reassurance for patients with low back pain in primary care: a qualitative study	0
Critically appraised paper: Physiotherapy-led overground gait training using a wearable robot may enhance gross motor function for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy [commentary]	0
Clinimetrics: The Sport Injury Rehabilitation Adherence Scale	0
Surrogate endpoints in randomised trials of physiotherapy interventions: the SPIRIT and CONSORT extension checklists for better reporting	0
Critically appraised paper: Progressive exercise is not superior to best practice advice, and steroid injection is not superior to no injection, for rotator cuff disorders [synopsis]	0
Critically appraised paper: In adults receiving intensive care, increased early active mobilisation did not improve clinical outcomes but increased adverse events [commentary]	0
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	0
Research Note: Patient and public involvement in research	0
The smallest worthwhile effect of surgery versus non-surgical treatments for sciatica: a benefit-harm trade-off study	0
An e-learning program improves low back pain beliefs of physiotherapists: a randomised trial	0
Critically appraised paper: For women at risk of breast cancer-related lymphoedema, prophylactic compression sleeve usage reduces and delays arm swelling	0
Critically appraised paper: In people with advanced lung cancer, aerobic exercise and tai chi improve sleep quality, depression and exercise capacity compared with physical activity advice	0
Critically appraised paper: In people reporting dyspnoea following COVID-19 hospitalisation, additional telerehabilitation is more effective at improving exercise capacity, muscle strength and the phy	0
Critically appraised paper: An intervention to reduce household recreational screen media usage improves physical activity in children [commentary]	0
Aims and scope / Editorial Board	0
Cover image and highlights	0
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training is not superior to moderate intensity training in people with multiple sclerosis [commentary]	0
Measurement of breast cancer-related lymphoedema	0
Physiotherapy students hold varying attitudes, beliefs and learning preferences regarding LGBTQIA+ healthcare: a mixed methods study	0
Critically appraised paper: Graded sensorimotor retraining is superior to sham treatment on pain intensity for chronic low back pain [Commentary]	0
Cover image and highlights	0
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Role of Physical Therapists in the Management of Individuals at Risk for or Diagnosed With Venous Thromboembolism: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline	0
Paper of the Year 2022	0
Strength training with electrical stimulation has no or little effect on the very weak muscles of patients with spinal cord injury: a randomised trial	0
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training results in greater walking capacity at 8 and 12 weeks than moderate-intensity locomotor training in chronic stroke [commentary]	0
Journal publication information	0
Clinimetrics: Core Outcome Set for trials with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19-COS)	0
Readers’ Choice Award	0
Sex, gender and pain: beyond false binaries	0
Clinimetrics: Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions (DN4)	0
Research Note: Treatment effect moderators	0
Respiratory conditions	0
Pelvic health	0
Critically appraised paper: In overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, the addition of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs to online education improves pain and function [com	0
Diagnostic labels and advice for rotator cuff disease influence perceived need for shoulder surgery: an online randomised experiment	0
Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [Commentary]	0
Critically appraised paper: Online education improves physiotherapists’ confidence and competence with mechanical insufflation-exsufflation [commentary]	0
Patient education	0
Clinimetrics: Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (MSWS-12)	0
Preoperative inspiratory muscle training improves lung function prior to elective heart valve surgery and reduces postoperative lung function impairment and pulmonary complications: a randomised trial	0
Critically appraised paper: A progressive walking program is superior to usual inpatient physiotherapy for improving walking endurance in patients with sub-acute stroke [synopsis]	0
Critically appraised paper: In patients with acute low back or neck pain, a judicious short course of opioids did not reduce pain compared with placebo [commentary]	0
Invited commentary on: Risk assessment of vascular complications following manual therapy and exercise for the cervical region: diagnostic accuracy of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manip	0
Supervised exercise and pelvic floor muscle training eases current pelvic and genital pain but not worst pelvic and genital pain in women with endometriosis: a randomised trial	0
Physiotherapists should apply health coaching techniques and incorporate accountability to foster adherence to a walking program for low back pain: a qualitative study	0
Aims and Scope/Editorial Board	0
Interventions with a clear focus on achieving behaviour change are important for maintaining training-related gains in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review	0
Correspondence: Recovery period should not be overlooked when considering the 1-minute sit-to-stand test to assess exertional desaturation in people with chronic respiratory disease	0
Critically appraised paper: In young children with cerebral palsy, intensive child-initiated mobility training with variability and error is as effective as conventional therapist-directed training fo	0
Statistical inference through estimation: recommendations from the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors	0
Clinimetrics: The Cumulated Ambulation Score	0